Vintagecardprices.com Relevancy?

[ullmandds]

Leon may have encouraged it...but I often remove prices after I sell cards...and I see it often.

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Leon may have encouraged it...but I often remove prices after I sell cards...and I see it often.

Any reason why you remove the price after an item(s) have sold?

It's almost like covering your tracks for whatever reason. I know it's whoever's business to pretty much delete the thread after their item has sold, but never understood it. I go back quite often to see items and what they sell for and if something is still available. I'm not sure why someone wants to erase possible important data like a card's sale history. I've seen this happen often after an item sells after only being on for a few minutes and I don't even get to see what was up for sell and how much it went for...kinda sux.

[ullmandds]

Quite honestly...to me pricing vintage bb cards is not a perfect science...never was never will be. You can't just look up a card like an e94 jennings with purple background in sgc 30 as if you were looking to buy a share of verizon stock on any given day. There are too many variables that go into valuing a card for this to happen!

I may price a card based on what I paid for it...how long I've owned it(the longer the more valuable to me!)...whether it is a replacement/upgrade/downgrade(I may price it to cover costs regardless of actual worth?!)...desperation for cash...whether I had had a few drinks while listing the cards...it could be anything...and it's not always rational!

So in this regard...what's the point!

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

Quite honestly...to me pricing vintage bb cards is not a perfect science...never was never will be. You can't just look up a card like an e94 jennings with purple background in sgc 30 as if you were looking to buy a share of verizon stock on any given day. There are too many variables that go into valuing a card for this to happen!

I may price a card based on what I paid for it...how long I've owned it(the longer the more valuable to me!)...whether it is a replacement/upgrade/downgrade(I may price it to cover costs regardless of actual worth?!)...desperation for cash...whether I had had a few drinks while listing the cards...it could be anything...and it's not always rational!

So in this regard...what's the point!

Very true Peter! Just a personal preference I guess

I think more of what I'm talking about is when a seller deletes everything from their listing...not just the price. And now that I think about it, Leon may have said something along the lines of deleting all the data from a post and not the price. I continue to confuse myself

[rainier2004]

I delete the price after the card is sold b/c I figure at that point it becomes mine and the buyers business and Id rather delete than ask for permision to leave the sale price up for viewing from the buyer. Its easier to leave it, but I always thought the protocol was to remove as it seems to be the case 90% of the time or so.

[Leon]

Here is a Blurb from the BST section of the rules posted on this board. No one reads them but they are still there -


Once any transaction is completed in the Buy/Sell/Trade areas, or over with, that transaction shouldn’t be deleted. Specific pricing, or confidential information may be removed but the other information should stay.



My motto over there has always been the fewer rules the better. Don't scam anyone, communicate a lot and act professionally. All will be good if that is done. Knock on wood but the BST is one of the smoothest parts of the site as far as moderating goes. As far as leaving pricing after a deal is done, I usually will remove it as a courtesy to the buyer.


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[kmac32]

Pricing could be left on because as a rule the asking price and actual price are rarely the same. Most of the transaction is done via PM or email so the true sales price is only known to the buyer and seller, hence even if the prices were left on for VCP to see, it would not be relavent.